Adjustable foot well for strollers



Dec. 22, 1953 M. D. WELSH 2,663,589

ADJUSTABLE FOOT WELL FOR STROLLERS Filed Aug. 4. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l K i g Q) j v INVENTOR. w FIG. 7. MATILDA D. WELSH i| Q I ATTORNEY Dec. 22, 1953 M. D. WELSH 2,663,589

ADJUSTABLE FOOT WELLFOR STROLLERS Filed Aug. 4. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z3 INVENTOR. FIG.3.' MATILDA D. WELSH ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE FOOT WELL FOR SEEROLLERS Matilda .1)- Welsh, 'Ladue, Mo. Application .Augu'strl, 1950, Serial No. 177,598

This invention pertains to an improvement in baby strollers providing a foot well adjustable to various positions on the body of the carriage.

An object of this invention is to prflvide a simple structure whereby such a foot well may be adjusted to a depressed position in which it may receive the childs feet when in a sitting position, and which may be adjusted to an extended position in continuation .of the body of the carriage to accommodate the child in lying position.

In accordance with this invention, generally stated, a foot well is provided of semi-cylindrical construction having a point of support at one side of the cylinder, which supporting point is slidable in a track in a longitudinal member of a body together with a link pivoted to the foot well near the middle of the end of the cylinder, the other end of the link being pivoted on the body. This link is such that the side point of support may be slid toward the rear in its track whereupon the foot Well hinges on said support to a depressed position, the link moving to a substantially horizontal position. When moved to extended position the link pivots on the body and its free end moves upward as the sliding support of the foot well moves forward in its track. This draws the upper part of the foot well inward until the structure stands practically at right angles to its depressed position. A socket in the track secures the moving pivot in this extended position.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a baby stroller equipped with a foot well for embodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section taken about on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. '7 is a detail section on line l-'! of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a body stroller having a body I supported on a chassis comprising side bars 2, only one of which is shown in the drawing, connected at their front and rear by axles 3 on which road wheels 4 are mounted.

The side bars 2 are joined by transverse bars 5 extending from side to side of the carriage. Supported on the cross bars 5 is a pair of upright frames 6, only one of which appears in the drawmg, each having a horizontal upper member 1.

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Mounted on the horizontal members Ti, by means ,of brackets 8, a body frame 9 .of any suitable type :upon which the .body .l is mounted.

Mounted on the frame 9, by :means of a bracket I;0,. and,securedto the 'frame 6 by an anglebracket U, is a horizontal cantilever member 12. The forward end of the member 12 is formed with a longitudinal slot I3, the forward end of which has d nressedpo tian A p ov n a sock t, as will be more fully described later. A structure on the opposite side of the carriage, not shown in the drawings, is identical withthat just described.

A foot well 15 is of semi-cylindrical form as shown in the drawings. This may be constructed of sheet metal or other rigid material covered with fabric or leatherette, or the like, and secured to the frame or rigid top rim it. At each end of the inner edge of the frame it, a bracket I7 is secured thereto in any suitable manner and is provided at its end with a pivot pin i8 extending through the slot i3 and slidable therealong. Pivoted to the frame I6 at i9 is a link 29 whose other end is pivoted at 2i to the frame 9.

This construction provides an adjustable mounting for the foot well l5. When in extended position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the frame It stands upright, the pivot It resting in the socket M and the link 20 serving to support the frame in this upright position. When the foot well is to be adjusted to its depressed position, the pin i8 is lifted from the socket is and slid along the slot l3 which provides a track therefor. When the pin I 8 is arrested by the rear end of the slot 13, the link 20 has moved down on the dotted line position of Fig. 2. When in its depressed position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the foot well is supported near its bottom by resting on the axle 3.

In order to provide a continuous bottom for the carriage when the foot well is in extended position, a panel 22, long enough to extend from the bottom 23 of the body i into the foot well, is hinged at 24 to the bottom 23. When the foot well is in extended position, the panel 22 is horizontal and forms a continuation of the bottom 23 of the body. When the foot well is lowered to its depressed position, the panel 22 hinges downward to the dotted line position of Fig. 2. When in this latter position, the child may sit up in the body I and his feet may hang downward in front of the panel 22.

It will be seen, therefore, that this invention provides a simple structure in which the foot well is supported rigidly in either extended or depressed position. When in depressed position, the pin I8 is held against the end of the slot l3 by the action of the link 20 while the weight of the foot well is supported on the axle 3. When in extended position, the pin 18 is securely locked in the socket l4 and the foot wellis rigidly held in its upright position by the link 20. In this latter position the gap between, the bottom 23 and the foot well is closed by the panel 22.

Various changes may be made in the details 0 construction, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention. Parts of the invention may be used without the whole and improvements may be added while retaining some or all of the advantages of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a stroller of the character described having a body frame, and a foot well having a rigid top rim, mechanism for mounting said well for adjustment to extended and depressed positions comprising a link pivoted at one end to said body frame and at its other end to the forward part of said well adjacent said rim, a pivot on the rear part of said well rim slidable in a horizontal track in said body frame, and a support below said body frame adapted to support the rear part of said well when in depressed position.

2. In a stroller of the characer described having a body frame, and a foot well, mechanism for mounting said well for adjustment to extended and depressed positions comprising a cantilever support extending forward from said body frame and having a track therealong, a pivot on the rear part of said well slidably engaging said track, and a link pivoted at one end to said body frame and at the other end to the forward part of said well.

3. In a stroller of the character described having a body frame, and a foot well, mechanism for mounting said well for adjustment to extended and depressed positions comprising a link pivoted at one end to said body frame and at its other end to the forward part of said well, a pivot on the rear part of said well slidable in a horizontal track in said body frame, and a panel hinged to vsaid body frame adjacent the rear portion of said track and extending at its free end into said foot well in all positions of the latter.

' MATILDA D. WELSH.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 655,099 Levi July 31, 1900 1,758,110 Hamel May 13, 1930 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country 1 Date 13,559 Great Britain of 1901 27,505 Great Britain of 1908 28,432 Great Britain Dec. '7, 1911 

